2008年职称英语考试词汇选项习题(三)b

词汇学习 六

每组词汇学习有15道小题。在每道题的句子里都有一个加底线的词或短语，请在四个选项中找出与加底线的词或短语意义最相近的一项。

1.The old concerns lose importance and some of them vanish altogether.

  A)develop                       B)disappear                       C)linger                       D)renew

2.In the United States educational system, intermediate school is the transitional phase between the primary grades and high school.

  A)stage                          B)notion                       C)pattern                       D)alternative

3.Fluoride deters¹ tooth decay by reducing the growth of bacteria that destroy tooth enamel².

  A)facilitates                       B)overwhelms               C)inhibits                       D)loosens

4.The firm of Bonnin and Morris in Philadelphia Was probably the first American company to manufacture porcelain³.

  A)Silverware                       B) crystal                 C) china                      D) linen⁴

5.Gunpowder⁵ was used extensively in firearms prior to 1990.

  A)in                               B)around                       C)from                              D)before

6.We packed up the things I had accumulated over the last three years and left for good.

  A)close                          B)near                       C)past                       D)final

7.The chemical is lethal⁶ to rats but safe to cattle.

  A)toxic                           B)harmful                       C)deadly                       D)contagious

8.She is very conscientious⁷ about her work.

  A)worried                       B)careful                       C)anxious                       D)nervous

9.She has consolidated⁸ her power.

  A)strengthened                B)won                              C)hardened                       D)united

10.The drinking water is contaminated with impurities⁹.

  A)blackened                       B)polluted                       C)darkened                       D)mixed

11.Her novel depicts¹⁰ a futuristic America.

  A)writes                         B)sketches                       C)describes                       D)indicates

12.He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress¹¹.

  A)despair                       B)difficulties           C)need                              D)danger

13.They are endeavoring to change society as a whole.

  A)trying                         B)working                       C)doing                       D)making

14.Your eternal boasting annoys everyone.

  A)unchangeable                B)everlasting           C)boring                       D)monotonous

15.The other women seemed contented¹² and they even exhibited their bellies¹³ with pride.

  A)demonstrated                B)uncovered           C)spread                       D)showed